Tradeshows & Conventions
TransWorld’s Annual Haunt & Attractions Show
www.hauntshow.com
TransWorld produces the biggest Halloween and Haunted House tradeshow in the USA. This show includes four shows in one; Halloween Retail Show, Haunted House Show, Party Show, and Inflatable Show. Visit their website at www.hauntshow.com. TransWorld’s Halloween, Costume and Party Show takes place in Las Vegas every spring.
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) http://www.iaapa.org
IAAPA Show is the biggest amusement show on the entire planet held every year in November. The show is over 750,000 square feet and offers over 1000 vendors. On average there are about 100 haunt-related vendors to choose from. Additionally IAAPA has been producing haunted house seminars each year at their event.
National Haunters Convention (EHC)
http://www.nationalhauntersconvention.com/
The National Haunters Convention (formerly the Eastern Haunters Convention) is large haunt convention that doesn’t take a large bite out of your budget. If you are a Professional haunter, an amateur haunter, a Halloween home/yard haunter, or you just plan the coolest Halloween parties among all your friends, then this convention is for you. We invite you to browse our website, learn about our seminars, the convention show floor, our costume ball ‘cadavers cotillion’, our vendors, and our events. You can purchase tickets online at a discount, or at the door the weekend of the event.
Fun Expo
Held each year in September and usually in Las Vegas. The Fun Expo is the biggest family fun center tradeshow. The tradeshow features tons of seminars for the attraction industry. Several haunted house vendors have been displaying at this show in addition Fun Expo has produced haunted house seminars.
HAuNTcon
Held each April/May in a different city, HAuNTcon features a densely-packed program of educational seminars, social events, entertainments and diversions, dealer’s room, haunted attraction tours and more!
Midwest Haunters Convention
http://www.midwesthauntersconvention.com
Held each year in Columbus, Ohio. Learn from many other haunted house owners, actors and more. MHC has been very aggresive with seminars for haunt owners and now offeres a full tradeshow with vendors and more.
Great Lakes Fright Fest
http://www.GreatLakesFrightFest.com
International Makeup Artist Trade Show
http://www.makeupartistshow.com
Chiller Theatre
The biggest horror convention on the planet. If you own a haunted house you can go here and meet celebs who would come to your haunted house, find interesting horror stuff and more.
Face and Body Art International Convention, Orlando
HorrorFind Weekend
http://www.horrorfindweekend.com
Baltimore, Maryland (August & March). There are some haunted house seminars, but mostly meet tons of horror celebs and find interesting horror toys
Ironstock
http://www.theironkingdom.com/Ironstock
Ironstock has several free seminars and workshops held each summer in Indiana
Horror Conventions
Flashback Weekend
http://www.flashbackweekend.com
Chicago’s annual summer horror convention
HorrorHound Weekend
http://www.horrorhoundweekend.com
Indianapolis’ annual summer horror convention
Rock and Shock
Massachuesett’s annual October horror convention
Rue Morgue’s Festival of Fear
http://www.rue-morgue.com/festival.php
Toronto’s annual August horror convention
Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors
http://www.fangoria.com/special_events.php
Held all over the USA several times per year, visit the website for details
Amusement Park Tradeshows and Events
- Theme Parks and Fun Centres Show, Dubie www.themeparksdubai.com
- International Gaming & Entertainment Expo www.gaming-exhibition.com
- AAM & Museum Expo, Indianapolis www.aam-us.org
- E3 Electronic Entertainment Exposition LA www.e3expo.com
- AIA, Las Vegas www.aia.org
- Infocomm, Las Vegas infocomm05.expoexchange.com
- IAAPA Asia Show www.iaapaasianexpo.com
- IAAPA, November www.iaapaexpo.com





